2000 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 19, 2000 - 2:34 a.m.

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HB 4	Status as of April 7, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Dewberry, Hurson, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Brown, Cane, Clagett, Conroy, DeCarlo, Donoghue, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Healey, Hecht, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Klausmeier, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Rosso, Stern, Stocksdale, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Nonprofit Health Entity Responsibility Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 6	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 92
Sponsored By	Delegates Hurson, Taylor, Dewberry, Arnick, Busch, Guns, Harrison, Hixson, Howard, Kopp, Menes, Montague, Owings, Rawlings, Rosenberg, Vallario, Wood, W. Baker, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Brown, Cadden, Cane, Clagett, Conroy, DeCarlo, Doory, Dypski, Finifter, Franchot, Frush, Giannetti, Goldwater, Griffith, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Hubers, James, V. Jones, Krysiak, Love, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Moe, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosso, Sophocleus, Stern, Turner, Valderrama, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled	Health Insurance - Coverage of Habilitative Services for Children
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 22	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 326
Sponsored By	Delegates Conroy, Love, Pitkin, and McHale
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Coverage for Hair Prostheses for Hair Loss Resulting from Chemotherapy or Radiation Treatment for Cancer
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 57	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By	Delegates Leopold, Clagett, Busch, Greenip, Love, Rosso, Baldwin, D'Amato, Sophocleus, Rzepkowski, and Owings
Entitled	Anne Arundel County - Marriage License Fee - Premarriage Education
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 82	Status as of February 28, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Sophocleus
Entitled	Alcohol and Drug Abuse - Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Programs - Demonstration of Need Prior to Approval or Certification
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 84	Status as of January 26, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Food Service Facilities - Food Service Managers - Certification
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 89	Status as of February 14, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Sophocleus
Entitled	Criminal Offenders - Contagious Disease or Virus Testing
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 108	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegate Morhaim
Entitled	Patient Care Advisory Committees - Consultation and Evidentiary Use of Advice
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 134	Status as of February 14, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Hixson
Entitled	Long-Term Health Consequences of Nasal Radium Irradiation Medical Procedures
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 138	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Chairman, Environmental Matters Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Modifications and Clarifications
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 200	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Stern, Owings, Hammen, Goldwater, Barve, Hixson, Kopp, Menes, Frush, Morhaim, Barkley, Boutin, Bronrott, Cane, Cadden, D'Amato, Glassman, Grosfeld, Harrison, Howard, Hubers, A. Jones, Kirk, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Moe, Mohorovic, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Rosso, Sher, Stull, and Turner
Entitled	Health Insurance - Thin Prep Pap Tests - Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 292	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Billings, and Morhaim
Entitled	Environment - Permits - Land Application of Animal Processing Sludge
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 308	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Murphy, Brinkley, Dembrow, Pendergrass, Montague, Snodgrass, Baldwin, Hecht, and Kagan
Entitled	Marijuana - Exceptions for Compassionate Use
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 313	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 585
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard, Owings, Oaks, D. Davis, Frush, Cane, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Stern, Sher, Klausmeier, Boutin, Mohorovic, Elliott, R. Baker, Pitkin, Grosfeld, Hubers, Benson, Marriott, Hill, Billings, Swain, Kagan, Rosso, Bobo, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Fulton, Branch, Gladden, Dypski, Phillips, D'Amato, Conroy, Proctor, Howard, Shriver, and Petzold
Entitled	Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 318	Status as of April 5, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates A. Jones, Rosenberg, Branch, Burns, Dewberry, Hubers, V. Jones, Malone, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Pitkin, and Rawlings
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - PACT: Helping Children with Special Needs
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 325	Status as of February 14, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Boutin, Hammen, Nathan-Pulliam, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Nursing Homes - Sanctions and Penalties
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 354	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Doory and Getty (Committee to Revise Article 27)
Entitled	Crimes - State Health Plan Fraud
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 360	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 367
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Goldwater, Zirkin, Oaks, Mohorovic, Weir, Owings, Hubers, Moe, Hammen, Boutin, Sher, Malone, Hurson, Klausmeier, Redmer, Cane, Eckardt, and Guns
Entitled	Health Care Workers' Safety Act - Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 433	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 376
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Bronrott, Eckardt, Kopp, Nathan-Pulliam, Walkup, Barkley, Barve, Busch, Cadden, Conway, Cryor, Donoghue, Elliott, Gordon, Grosfeld, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Hurson, Kagan, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Mandel, McClenahan, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Minnick, Mitchell, Moe, Morhaim, Pendergrass, Petzold, Pitkin, Sher, Snodgrass, Stern, Turner, Howard, and Carlson
Entitled	Governor's Wellmobile Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 497	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 131
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin and Vallario
Entitled	Evidence - Health Care Records and Writings
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 502	Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Cadden, Kopp, Rosso, Sophocleus, Love, Leopold, Clagett, Heller, Conway, and McIntosh
Entitled	Local Government Health Funding Incentive Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 515	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Stern, Benson, Bobo, Clagett, Goldwater, Grosfeld, V. Jones, Love, Morhaim, Hammen, Hubbard, D. Davis, Frush, Hurson, Boutin, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Maternal Mortality Review Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 523	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 135
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague, Doory, and Dobson
Entitled	Baltimore City - Pen Lucy Community Center Loan of 1998
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 527	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Donoghue, Taylor, K. Kelly, Snodgrass, Shank, Hecht, Bartlett, McKee, and Edwards
Entitled	Western Maryland Wellmobile
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 555	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 139
Sponsored By	Delegate Stern
Entitled	Task Force on Food Allergies and Restaurant Patrons - Extension of Time to Report Recommendations
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 559	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 254
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve, Stern, Mandel, Sher, Goldwater, Barkley, Kopp, Kagan, Carlson, Grosfeld, Petzold, Bronrott, Hixson, Heller, Dembrow, and Cryor
Entitled	Health Insurance - Requirements for Providers to Serve on Provider Panels
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 570	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Marriott, Fulton, and Rawlings
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Park Heights Community Men's Health Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 619	Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Commerce and Government Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Mandel, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Dembrow, Dypski, Frush, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Kagan, Kopp, V. Jones, Marriott, McIntosh, Petzold, Pitkin, and Riley
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Medical Advisory Board - Safe Operation of Motor Vehicles
Committee Assignments	House: Commerce and Government Matters

HB 635	Status as of March 1, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Mohorovic, Finifter, Nathan-Pulliam, DeCarlo, Cadden, Morhaim, Paige, Sophocleus, Bronrott, Minnick, Marriott, Riley, Boutin, Rosso, Cane, Linton, Kopp, Fulton, La Vay, Goldwater, Conroy, Moe, Mandel, and Cryor
Entitled	Mental Hygiene Administration - Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 660	Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Hubbard and Rosenberg
Entitled	Lead Functions - Transfer to Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 669	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 402
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Brown, Eckardt, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Walkup, Donoghue, Fulton, McHale, Minnick, and Moe
Entitled	Health Insurance - Access to Obstetric and Gynecological Services
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 685	Status as of March 1, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Cane, D. Davis, Frush, A. Jones, Klausmeier, Oaks, Owings, and Stull
Entitled	Health - Assisted Living Programs - Regulation
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 694	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Zirkin, Oaks, Finifter, D. Davis, Stull, Boutin, Stern, Hammen, Owings, Hubbard, Klausmeier, Frush, Mohorovic, Cane, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Advisory Council on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 770	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 152
Sponsored By	Delegates Bobo, Bozman, Glassman, Eckardt, Goldwater, Malone, Moe, Morhaim, Parrott, Pitkin, and Stull
Entitled	Health Care Providers - Do Not Resuscitate Orders - Outpatients
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 776	Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Giannetti
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Drunk Driving - Modification of License Suspension
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 823	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 415
Sponsored By	Delegates Clagett, Zirkin, Love, Bronrott, Pitkin, Krysiak, Hurson, Bobo, and Rosso
Entitled	Task Force on the Environmental Effects of MTBE
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 826	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 416
Sponsored By	Delegates Love, Busch, Clagett, and D'Amato
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Maryland Therapy and Education Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 841	Status as of March 28, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Motor Vehicle Insurance - Personal Injury Protection Claims
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 845	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 419
Sponsored By	Delegate D. Davis
Entitled	Disease Prevention - Reporting Hepatitis C
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 846	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 420
Sponsored By	Delegates Goldwater, Bronrott, Kopp, and Mandel
Entitled	Related Institutions - Immunizations - Influenza Virus and Pneumococcal Disease
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 866	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Delegates Klausmeier, Nathan-Pulliam, Frush, Stern, Boutin, Oaks, Guns, Hurson, Redmer, and Morhaim
Entitled	Medical Assistance - Expedited Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 891	Status as of March 2, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate O'Donnell
Entitled	Parental Rights Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 901	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Kopp, Barve, Barkley, Bronrott, Brown, Goldwater, Heller, Hubbard, Mandel, Menes, and Stern
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 943	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Zirkin and Vallario
Entitled	Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1007	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 160
Sponsored By	Prince George's County Delegation
Entitled	Prince George's County - Correctional Officers - Workers' Compensation PG 318-00
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1034	Status as of April 8, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Delegates R. Baker, Brown, Valderrama, Proctor, Goldwater, D. Davis, Hubbard, Vallario, Grosfeld, Frush, Hill, and Patterson
Entitled	Health Care Credentialing Study
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Senate Rules

HB 1053	Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Hixson, Healey, C. Davis, Howard, Bozman, and Shriver
Entitled	Income Tax Credit for Services Donated by Health Care Professionals
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 1087	Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague, Grosfeld, Cole, Gladden, Menes, Rawlings, and Doory
Entitled	Juvenile Causes - Treatment Service Plans
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 1122	Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Montague and Cole
Entitled	Juvenile Justice - Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Monitoring Injuries at Juvenile Facilities
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1125	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Barve
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Smoking Cessation Coverage
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters

HB 1159	Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Taylor, Edwards, and K. Kelly
Entitled	Local Health Services Funding - Salary Adjustment - Amount
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1166	Status as of February 28, 2000: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Jones, Kirk, Paige, Marriott, and Dobson (By Request)
Entitled	Crimes - Undergarments - Retail and Wholesale Establishments
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1172	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 672
Sponsored By	Delegate Shriver
Entitled	Education - Early Childhood Literacy - Grants
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 1177	Status as of February 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Busch, Guns, Donoghue, Kirk, Love, Pendergrass, Walkup, Goldwater, Kach, McClenahan, Brown, La Vay, J. Kelly, Moe, McHale, Eckardt, Minnick, Gordon, Krysiak, and Harrison
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund - Community Health Coalition Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1178	Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate R. Baker
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund - Expenditures for Public Health Objectives Only
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1184	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 308
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Montague, A. Jones, Branch, Paige, Dobson, Oaks, Cane, Patterson, Phillips, and V. Jones
Entitled	Oral Health Programs - Reducing Oral Cancer Mortality
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HB 1190	Status as of April 5, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Jones, Kirk, Paige, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Baltimore City Health Department Men's Public Health Center
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 1205	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 675
Sponsored By	Delegates Gladden, Taylor, Hurson, Guns, Weir, Rawlings, Conway, Rosenberg, Edwards, R. Baker, Bozman, Marriott, Nathan-Pulliam, D. Davis, Cane, Klausmeier, Stern, Hammen, Pitkin, McClenahan, Frush, C. Davis, Moe, Griffith, Cole, McHale, Elliott, Stull, Getty, Brinkley, and Redmer
Entitled	Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes Partnership - S.T.O.P. Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

HB 1221	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 677
Sponsored By	Delegate Marriott (Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Rosenberg, Hammen, Hubbard, Klausmeier, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Education - Lead Poisoning Tests - Administering and Reporting
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1223	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 174
Sponsored By	Delegates Moe, Bozman, Conway, Frush, Glassman, Love, Malone, Menes, Mitchell, O'Donnell, Parrott, Rudolph, Stull, and Walkup
Entitled	Emergency Medical Services - Public Safety Personnel - Immunizations
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1232	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 466
Sponsored By	Delegates Cane, Nathan-Pulliam, and Oaks
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Health Care Needs of Inmates in Transition from Correctional Institutions
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1233	Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Kagan, Stern, Hubbard, Carlson, Bronrott, Cane, Barve, Grosfeld, Franchot, Hecht, and D. Davis
Entitled	Task Force to Study Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Treatment
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1268	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 470
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Mortality Review Committee - Deaths of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

HB 1269	Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Rosenberg and Oaks
Entitled	Task Force on Health Care and the Internet
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters

HB 1275	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Klausmeier, Oaks, Guns, Redmer, Doory, Boutin, Kach, Hubers, Amedori, Ports, Schisler, Barkley, and Eckardt
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund - Registered Nurses in Public Schools
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1289	Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Bozman, McClenahan, and Cane
Entitled	Infectious Disease Notification - Disclosure of Name of Contagious Deceased Person
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1310	Status as of March 1, 2000: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Oaks and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled	Health Care for the Uninsured
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1318	Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate C. Davis
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1324	Status as of February 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns and Petzold
Entitled	Physician Assistants - Delegation Agreements
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

HB 1340	Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Valderrama
Entitled	Public Local Laws - Marijuana - Exceptions
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1346	Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Guns and Hammen
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Funding for Dental Services
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1385	Status as of March 21, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegate Love
Entitled	Maryland Athletic Trainers Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1415	Status as of March 15, 2000: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway and Bozman
Entitled	McCready Health Services Foundation - Alice B. Tawes Nursing Home - Cigarette Restitution Fund
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations

HB 1424	Status as of March 25, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Delegates Swain, Benson, Fulton, Oaks, Paige, Dobson, Hill, and Patterson
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund - Adult and Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment and Services for Minority Populations Program
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters

HB 1425	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 17
Sponsored By	Delegates Rawlings, Busch, Hixson, Dewberry, Hurson, Rosenberg, Cane, Frush, Nathan-Pulliam, Guns, Conway, R. Baker, W. Baker, Branch, Cadden, Hubers, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Palumbo, Pitkin, Proctor, Stocksdale, and Turner
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program - Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening, and Treatment Program
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Environmental Matters Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

HJ 8	Status as of March 28, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Delegates Stern, Barkley, Brinkley, Carlson, and Stull
Entitled	Task Force to Study the Utilization of Health Care Services by Men
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Finance

HJ 22	Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Burns, and Dobson
Entitled	Task Force on Economic, Racial, and Ethnic Disparities in Health
Committee Assignments	House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SB 7	Status as of February 7, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator DeGrange
Entitled	Criminal Offenders - Contagious Disease or Virus Testing
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 9	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green and Hollinger
Entitled	Managed Care Entities - Health Care Treatment Decisions - Liability
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 15	Status as of January 31, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Ruben (By Request)
Entitled	Long-Term Health Consequences of Nasal Radium Irradiation Medical Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 28	Status as of March 6, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Bromwell
Entitled	Health - Reused Single-Use Medical Devices - Patient Consent Required
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 29	Status as of February 7, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator DeGrange
Entitled	Alcohol and Drug Abuse - Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Programs - Demonstration of Need Prior to Approval or Certification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 100	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 51
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger
Entitled	Patient Care Advisory Committees - Consultation and Evidentiary Use of Advice
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 112	Status as of March 14, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Hooper, and Collins
Entitled	Harford County - Treatment and Prevention of Drug Abuse by Children
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 125	Status as of January 19, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Baltimore City - Board of Liquor License Commissioners - Health Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 174	Status as of April 6, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Hollinger, Dorman, Van Hollen, Ruben, Kelley, McFadden, Pinsky, Mitchell, Exum, Roesser, Green, and Forehand
Entitled	Health Insurance - Colorectal Cancer Screening - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 188	Status as of February 21, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Conway, Kelley, Blount, Exum, Mitchell, Lawlah, McFadden, Teitelbaum, and Currie
Entitled	Arrests - Access to Medical Care and Medication in Confinement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 189	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 64
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Maryland Health Care Commission - Modifications and Clarifications
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 247	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton
Entitled	Emergency Medical Services - Public Safety Personnel - Immunizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 250	Status as of February 2, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger and Bromwell
Entitled	Intractable Pain Management Hotline - Board of Physician Quality Assurance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 257	Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson and Hollinger
Entitled	Business Regulation - Industrial Hygiene Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Economic Matters

SB 279	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 249
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Della, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Sfikas, Hoffman, and Bromwell
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - PACT: Helping Children with Special Needs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 288	Status as of March 7, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Frosh, Collins, Middleton, Teitelbaum, Hoffman, Bromwell, Forehand, and Astle
Entitled	Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility of Noninstitutionalized Spouses - Allowances
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 295	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 253
Sponsored By	Senators Roesser, Teitelbaum, Hogan, Ruben, Van Hollen, and Forehand
Entitled	Health Insurance - Requirements for Providers to Serve on Provider Panels
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 322	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 259
Sponsored By	Senators Stone and Hughes (Committee to Revise Article 27)
Entitled	Crimes - State Health Plan Fraud
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 324	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green and Miller
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Appeal Proceedings - Admissibility of Health Care Writings or Records
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 328	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 519
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Roesser, Hogan, Pinsky, Dorman, Exum, Currie, Green, Baker, Miller, Teitelbaum, Kelley, Hollinger, Hafer, Forehand, Frosh, and Hughes
Entitled	Health Care Credentialing Study
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 372	Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Dorman, Exum, Collins, Della, Ruben, Blount, DeGrange, Forehand, Stone, Van Hollen, Sfikas, Astle, Middleton, Ferguson, Pinsky, Green, Harris, Hoffman, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Practice of Medicine - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 373	Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Dorman, Collins, Ruben, Blount, DeGrange, Forehand, Stone, Van Hollen, Sfikas, Astle, Middleton, Green, Harris, Hoffman, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Practice of Dentistry - Definition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 386	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Collins and Bromwell
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Coverage for Hair Prostheses for Hair Loss Resulting from Chemotherapy or Radiation Treatment for Cancer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 395	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 272
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Hollinger, Ruben, Currie, Sfikas, Forehand, Dorman, Astle, Lawlah, Mitchell, Teitelbaum, Conway, Hooper, Van Hollen, and DeGrange
Entitled	Medical Assistance - Expedited Eligibility
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 429	Status as of February 9, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Harris and Mooney
Entitled	Abortion after Viability - Prohibition - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 459	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 74
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Hoffman, Forehand, Lawlah, Conway, Kelley, and Ruben
Entitled	Maternal Mortality Review Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 485	Status as of March 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Health Insurance - Patient Rights - The No More Runaround Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 487	Status as of March 2, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Maryland Cancer Registry - Deaths Caused by Cancer
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 492	Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund - Cessation Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 495	Status as of March 20, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Hoffman
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect Diagnosis and Treatment Act of 2000
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 496	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Hoffman and Hollinger
Entitled	Health Insurance - Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 518	Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Dorman, Pinsky, McFadden, Teitelbaum, Kelley, Ruben, Frosh, Lawlah, DeGrange, Exum, and Green
Entitled	Health Benefit Plans - Smoking Cessation - Coverage
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 546	Status as of March 8, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hughes
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Park Heights Community Men's Health Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 553	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger and Harris
Entitled	Health Care Workers' Safety Act - Bloodborne Pathogen Standard
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 554	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger , Harris, and Conway
Entitled	Disease Prevention - Reporting Hepatitis C
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 560	Status as of February 21, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Dorman, and Exum
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund - Expenditures for Public Health Objectives Only
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 564	Status as of February 28, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Forehand, Lawlah, and Dorman
Entitled	Alcohol- and Drug-Related Offenses - Penalties - Treatment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 567	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Exum, Conway, DeGrange, Dorman, Hooper, Mitchell, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health Insurance - Access to Obstetric and Gynecological Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 576	Status as of March 27, 2000: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Della, Hooper, Dorman, Bromwell, Astle, Hafer, Mitchell, and Hughes
Entitled	Health - Assisted Living Programs - Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 580	Status as of March 29, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Currie and Hogan
Entitled	Local Government Health Funding Incentive Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 588	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Senator Astle
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Maryland Therapy and Education Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 684	Status as of May 18, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 553
Sponsored By	Senator Harris
Entitled	Health - General - Advance Directives
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 687	Status as of February 10, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Hollinger, Green, Bromwell, McFadden, Collins, Hooper, Pinsky, Astle, Blount, Colburn, Currie, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, Mitchell, Munson, Ruben, Sfikas, Teitelbaum, and Van Hollen
Entitled	School Health Programs - Smoking Prevention - A Nurse in Every School
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

SB 708	Status as of March 16, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senator Pinsky
Entitled	Food Service Facilities - Food Service Managers - Certification
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 709	Status as of February 16, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Exum
Entitled	Mosquito-Borne Diseases - Pesticides - Public Health
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs

SB 710	Status as of April 10, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky and Exum
Entitled	Task Force to Study Mosquito-Borne Public Health Hazards
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 712	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Education - Lead Poisoning Tests - Administering and Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 724	Status as of February 23, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator McFadden
Entitled	Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Baltimore City Health Department Men's Public Health Center
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 742	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 84
Sponsored By	Senator Hollinger (Task Force to Study the Uses of Methylphenidate and Other Drugs on School Children)
Entitled	Advisory Council on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 743	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Neall, Blount, Hollinger, Hoffman, Van Hollen, Middleton, McCabe, Jacobs, Frosh, Collins, Sfikas, Conway, Dyson, Kasemeyer, Munson, Hogan, Ruben, Currie, Pinsky, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes Partnership - S.T.O.P. Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters

SB 750	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senators Kasemeyer, Collins, Green, Frosh, Forehand, Van Hollen, McFadden, and Roesser
Entitled	Education - Early Childhood Literacy - Grants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 755	Status as of February 9, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Hooper
Entitled	Local Health Services Funding - Amount - Salary Adjustment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 761	Status as of April 8, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senator Della
Entitled	Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene - Disclosure of Information to Interested Persons
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 791	Status as of May 11, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 307
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Kasemeyer, Middleton, Van Hollen, Hoffman, and Neall
Entitled	Oral Health Programs - Reducing Oral Cancer Mortality
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 802	Status as of May 19, 2000: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By	Senator Dorman
Entitled	Governor's Wellmobile Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 809	Status as of March 13, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Lawlah
Entitled	African American Male Oral Cancer Initiative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 896	Status as of April 25, 2000: Became Law - Chapter 18
Sponsored By	Senators Van Hollen, Hoffman, Bromwell, Miller, Lawlah, Neall, Kasemeyer, Madden, Middleton, Currie, Hogan, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund - Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program - Cancer Prevention, Education, Screening , and Treatment Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance House: Appropriations and Environmental Matters

SB 898	Status as of March 24, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senator Stoltzfus
Entitled	McCready Health Services Foundation - Alice B. Tawes Nursing Home - Cigarette Restitution Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 901	Status as of March 14, 2000: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Economic and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Blount, Conway, Currie, Exum, Hughes, Lawlah, McFadden, and Mitchell
Entitled	Cigarette Restitution Fund - Adult and Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment and Services for Minority Populations Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Economic and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

SJ 5	Status as of April 3, 2000: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Pinsky, Dorman, Kelley, McFadden, Hollinger, Teitelbaum, Della, DeGrange, Lawlah, Currie, Conway, Frosh, Van Hollen, Mitchell, Ruben, Green, Forehand, Stone, Sfikas, Exum, Kasemeyer, Hughes, Dyson, Hoffman, Blount, and Collins
Entitled	Health Care for All Marylanders
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters